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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 14, 1923)
Berlin Proposes Parley on Ruhr •s-*Will Negotiate With France on Plan to Restore Peace in Area. — By AhmIiM Pren. Paris, Dec. 13.—The German gov ernment today officially announced its Intention to initiate direct nego tiations with the French concerning the Rhineland and Ruhr, according to a Havas dispatch from Berlin. The announcement, according to the dispatch, read as follows: “The reich government forthwith will ask the French government to niter into direct negotiations con cerning ail questions pertaining to the Rhineland and Ruhr. The Ger man charge d’affairs will he in structed to make a verbal request to that effect within a day or two.” Community Chest Seeks Names of Needy Families Lists of families who will be taken care of by various organizations are asked by George Carey, secretary of the Omaha Welfare Federation and Community Chest, to bring them to the office on the third floor of the city hall as soon as possible. The telephone numbers of the chest headquarters are Atlantic 6992 or Atlantic 8122. The Christmas clearing house can be reached at these numbers also. IMPROVED DINING CAR SERVICE ON CHICAGO & NORTHWEST ERN RAILWAY. Dining car service is now" provided to serve Omaha-Wyoming and Black Hills travel. This car serves break fast on train No. 13 South Norfolk to Newport, arriving Newport 8:4" a. m., 000. eak fast and luncheon on train No. 22 leaving Newport 8:47 a. m., arriv ing Fremont 3:25 p. m., and dinner on train No. 3 leaving Fremont 5:55 p. m., arriving South Norfolk 8:33 p. m. For further particulars apply to G. W. Hal). General Agent, C. & N. W. Ry.. 1413 Farnam St. Tei. ATlantic f856.—Adv._ BURN Missouri Hard WOOD in your fireplace and furnace. Oak, Hickory and Ash, in lengths of 12, 16 and 24 inches. SUNDERLAND BROS. CO. AT lantic 2700 Absolutely Pure ' POMPEIAN OLIVE OIL tf>fcn tilt moft difldtm i Finest of Its Kind This beautiful California peacock is said to be one of Hie finest speci mens ever found. Upon its death it was stuffed and will be preserved perma nently. STELLA DALLAS By Olive Higgins Prouty. SYNOPSIS Stella Dallas separated from ber hus band. and her daughter, laurrl, 13, live in the “cheapest room" of a fashionable hotel in Yflltlampton. In the parlors, where she passes rmieli time reading, laurel €,verhears scornful references to her mother made by social leaders In the hotel world. Both mother and daugh ter are always smartly dressed when they go together to the dining room. laurel goes on a visit to her father In New York. (Continued from Y>sterdaj.) They eat In silence for a moment or two, after the door had slammed upon them. Then, "Well, here we are,” said Laurel's father. "Yes.” murmured Laurel. "How are you, Laurel?” he asked. “All right.” "What sort of a year has It been? ' "All right.” Just the shortest, most conventional of questions—just the shortest, most ^noncommittal of answers, but full of "significance to them both; full of the promise of the dawning of the old sweet Intimacy which never failed to steal over laurel and her father, once they got rid of preliminaries, and to possess them like sunshine, a cloud less day, once it breaks through the mists and fogs of ea>-'y morning. "You're growing up, Lollie,” he said gently. Whenever Laurels father called her Lollie It always brought the vision of her mother sharply before ber eyes. Her mother and father were the only two people In the world who had ever called her the silly little baby name of Lollie—"Lolliepops" once it had been. She shoved the vision away as soon as possible. It hurt somehow. Her mother would have so loved the lights outside the taxicab window, and the tavleab, too. She and her mother seldom afforded a taxicab. "I don't suppose I shall dare kiss you many years longer In the station before people,” he laughed. "Young ladles don't like being kissed In pub lic, I'm told.” “Laurel laughed, too—a nervous, pleased little laugh, and moved a little nearer. • “Isn't it funny how many things there are that you like that I like, too?” she said softly. "I was count ing them up coming down on the train." "Arc there? Tell me. What?” "Well—there's books, and woods, and camping, and dogs, and horses, and fall better than spring, and dark meat better than light, and roast beef better than chicken, and salad better than dessert, and—and—" "Yes, go on,” her father encour aged. "Well, picture galleries, and Mme. Keep Healthy Eat More Toast Toast Bread Electrically Make your toast right at the table. Enjoy it pip ping hot and autumn-brown. Have it just as you like it—crisp and crunchy for the rich bacon, or tender and delicate with marmalade. For lunch eon or late supper— Try Hot Buttered Toast With — cream cheese and currant jam — cinnamon and sugar — peanut butter and piccalilli — grated cheese and pimento — preserved figs and pecans ORDER YOUR ELECTRIC TOASTER TODAY from your electrical dealer or call at the electric thop. **» Nebidskd □ Power Butterfly, and that Mrs. Morrison, and—" “That Mrs. Morrison!” her. father Interrupted. "Yes. Don't you remember last year, one afternoon at tea?” “I supposed you'd forgotten all about Mrs. Morrison.” "I haven't," said Laurel. "You saw her for only about half an hour.” "I know it. But you know what you said beforehand'."' "What did I say?” "Why, for me to notice her. and listen to her nice voice, for she was somebody you'd like me to grow up to be like.” "Did 1 say that?” Laurel nodded. "And you really like her?” "Oh, yes! Site was ever so nice to me! She gave me a little silver pencil out of her bag.” "And she has invited you to spend a few days with her during this visit of yours, at her summer home on Long Island." laurel was silent for a moment ?'Will you be there?” she Inquired. "I’m sorry. I can't. I've got to be away. That is why she has invited you, so you won't he lonely here in New York. I must be in Chicago for a few days next week on business. I don't like missing even a day of your visit, but it’s neiessary.” “I wouldn't mind Just staying at the hotel with Miss Simpson. "Why. I thought you said you liked Mrs. Morrison.” mim mmmimi mi mil i iiiiiYi mill i mm "I <lo—only—1 ni used to hotel*. I’m not lonely in them. I don't lielieve I should like visiting Has Mrs, Mor rison any children?” "Oh. yes. Several. You'll have a splendid time.” "I think I'd rather stay at the hotel.” said Laurel “Well, we'll sic. Don’t have to decide tonight. It's only for a few days anyhow. We’re going to have our two weeks together in the woods just the same.” CHAPTER II. Stephen Dallas always tried to ar range his affairs so as to be able to take Laurel off alone with him for two weeks somewhere. The month she spent with him was usually Au gust or September, and he usually took her into the woods. Stephen had an idea that the farther away from people and con ventionalities lie could get Laurel the more susceptible she would be to him and to his suggestions. However, it seemed sometimes absurd even to hope to he much of a factor in form ing the child’s tastes and inclinations. He had only 30 short days with her each year, and he knew that during the long lapses between her visits the influence she lived under was not conductive to the growth of the kind of seeds he planted. “I never saw so devoted a father as you, Stephen Dallas," one of his women friends said to him one day, during one of Laurel's visits. He had been refusing all his invitations. Stephen Dallas had smiled and shrugged in reply. Most men, he told himself, weren't obliged to cram a year’s fatherhood into one short month. They could spread it ajong. And most fathers, or many anyhow. In guiding their children were not obliged to exert their strength against another pair of oars, constantly puli ing in another direction. When Laurel came to visit her father for the first time he used every device and scheme he could think of to make her want to come again. It was always a little like that.* Sur prising, he said to himself, that he was so anxious for her to want to come again. He would think it more normal, wrapped up as he was In his business, and dead as was all desire in connection with the mistaken mar riage he had made during the eariy years of his career in Mllhampton, if he had wished to forget and bury everything related to It. Let other people forget and bury it. too. If Laurel had been a boy who would grow up to bear hi® name he might understand his hopes and ambitions for the child. But a girl—a solemn eyed, long banged little girl! He was only 40. His life was full of demands, of interests of the keenest sort, of friends, too, the best in the world. Yet the pleasure that he felt at any expression of affection from Laurel could make his eyes grow misty. And lately—last year, and the year before_ —a choking wave of pride would' sweep over him now and then, as he observed her. or listened to some of her quiet comments. To hear her exclaim that she loved reading—tlie sort of reading he had prescribed for her—had obliged hlrn to swallow once or twice before trust Ing himself to speak. And picture galleries! He had thought her utterly bored by them. She was a iiolite little creature She had never said she didn't like them, but nfter the first half hour or so in a gallery she usually made inquiry as to how nvuch longer they were going to stay. ”1 didn't ktjow you liked picture imi iiminimiiiiiiiiiiiiii minimi imlmii }rellow Gab Cheaper in Winter Than Your Private Car Transportation is the sole function of an automobile in the winter time. The discomfort of winter motoring makes driving for pleasure out of the question. Winter operation of an auto mobile is not only unpleasant and inconvenient, but it is more costly than at any other time of the year. It costs more per mile of travel in your private car between the months of December and April than it is necessary for you to pay. You can substitute the con venience, comfort and economy of YELLOW CABS for the trouble, discomfort and expense of your automo bile. You can travel the same number of miles in YELLOW CABS at less expense and in much greater comfort. Consider the added wear on tires in the winter months; the expense of radiator covers and anti freeze solution; the outlay for heating de vice, winter tops and heavy robes. In addition, your usual costs for gas, oil, tires, depreciation, interest on money invested, insurance, garage rent and other incidentals continue unabated. With your private car in storage, YELLOW CAB can serve your personal transportation needs without trouble.or discomfort on your part and at a reasonable expense. No shoveling snow, no cold engines, no frozen radiators nor frosted fingers and toes. The pleasure is yours. The trouble is ours. The profit is mutual. Think it over. Hail them anywhere Yellow A 7 lantic 9000 galleries. Laurel," he said to her later, seated at a little table beside a trick ling fountain with goldfish and twtnk ling lights—blue and p nk and yellow —shining In It* depths, and tinkling Hawaiian music sounding from some where In the distance. "Vou never said you did.’’ ”1 didn't know It until lately." said Laurel. "It came to me all in a flash. Vou know how liking things does come in a flash sometimes.” “No. Tell me." He was fearfully afraid she would not. She was like the gray-tailed squirrels In the park in some ways, at times ready to he friendly and Intimate, and at other times shy of him, and as timid as a chipmunk. Continued tn The Morning Bee, Judge Paine Heads Japan Relief Fund Kearney, Neb., Dec. 13.—Judge Bayard H. Paine, of Grand Island, has been appointed chairman of the Japanese earthquake fund, the Far East relief movement for the re establishment of the schools, orphan ages. hospitals and churches destroy ed by the recent earthquake. Judge Paine heads the organization for the Methodist churches of the Kearney district, the funds going to the re habilitation of these mission prop erties In Japan. With Judge Paine are W. A. Reut linger and Professor C. Ray Gates, Grand Island: O. O. Hayman. Shel ton: Harry Turner. Cairo; M. K. Dean, Alda; Carl Ledbetter, Sidney; D. M. Guessford, Sumner; J. M. Harrison. Ravenna: C. G. Bliss. Elm creek; Fred Anderson, Cozad; A. M. Rumery, Mason City; Isaac Roush, Kimball; -Mrs. H. Lomax, Broken Bow; G. S. Lyon, Merna; Mrs. H. E. Hess. North Platte; Mrs. C. L. Ayers, Kearney; G. A. Englcman, Litchfield; Ralph Robbins, Chappell; F. II. Wolf, Lodgepole; A. E. Woods, Brady; A. J. Meerse, Ogallala; R. II. Barber, Arthur: Mrs. Thomas Allen, Suther land: Roy Sehock, Gibbon; C. S. Jobe, Dalton; C. W. Hardin, Gandy; M. J. Possen, Paxton. Burgess Bedtime Stories By THORNTON W. RIR41EBS. B« not too truntful of your eyre. Isst you msy get » surprise. —Old Mother Nature. A Ix>e That la Alive. Five tunes Danny Meadow Mouse left hi* hiding place cm the bank of a river and started toward a great, big. old log lying on the hank ifi the sun. Five times hla coura^p failed him and he ran hack. He had heard or seen nothing to frighten him back, but the feeling that he was right out In the open had been too much for him. But each time he had tried It he had become a little bolder and had gone a little farther. At last he made up his mind that it would be quite safe to run over and examine that old log. An old log lying on the hank like that must he hollow. At least It must have a hollow In it big enough for a tired little Meadow Mouse to curl up In and take a nap. So once more Danny started to scamper over to that old log. He had almost e-o hed it when the most astonlshinc thing happened. Ye*, sir. .the n*,‘t astonishing thing happened. What looked like four stubs of broken branches on Its sides began to move, and then that whole log itself began to move. It was walk ing on those four stubs. If you could have seen Danny then you would have thought that his funny little eyes were going to iiop right out of his head. He was too astonished to even tie afraid. Never In his life had lie heard of a log walk lng. And In his funny, furry little head Danny had no room for any thing but pure astonishment. There wasn’t even room for fear. He stopped right where he was and simply stared and stared and stared Slowly that great log moved toward the water. Danny thought he must be dreaming He really did. Whoever had heard of a log that could walk? Straight down the bank to the edge of the water that great old log moved, and there stopped. Danny didn't move. He forgot that he was right out in the open. He forgot that there might be sharp eyea to sec him. He forgot everything hut the wonder of a log that could walk. Truly this Sunny South was a strange place. It was a strange place, with strange things In It. Slowly that great log moved towaru the water. Danny looked out on the water where he had aeen two other logs floating. They had disappeared: "They must have floated away," thought Danny. Then he aaw how quiet the water waa. It didn't aeem to be moving enough to have floated away those two logs. A sudden thought popped Into Danny's head. Could it be that these queer logs could swim a* well a* walk’’ l'1 wished the b g log he had been wnfcf Ing would walk again. He no lontj had any desire to get nnv near*r#fc if there was • hollow In it he care. He didn't care to hide to *4 No. sir, he didn't care to hide in % log that m:ght walk off with ld% But that old log was more Interest,in now than It had been before. 3 Danny forgot everything else ** remained right where he was, wavii Ing. :Z (Copyright. 1»!1 ) The next story: "Danny's H-J Stand* on End." A law has been passed by the /?| gen tine congress requiring all 0» t>orted goods to be so marked as y show the country of their origin. TJy old familiar "Made in Germaifl stamp must now be Imitated by otly countries exporting to Argentina. 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